HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CERTAIN PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS MADE BY ZADI FOODS LTD. MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

Related Alerts: 2010-05-09 | 2010-05-13

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OTTAWA, May 9, 2010 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Zadi Foods Ltd. are warning the public not to consume various processed meat products described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following processed meat products are affected by this alert.  Please note that this list also includes a cheese package affected by this alert:

CODE / UPC	Product Name	Lot #	Best Before Date
CAS22630	Casa Italia Prosciutto Ham Bulk (Sliced) 500g	All lots	All dates
CAS30100 6 79648 30100 0	Casa Italia Ham Prosciutto (Sliced) 125g	All lots	All dates
CAS15000 CAS15000A	Casa Italia Boneless Prosciutto	All lots	All dates
CAS15010	Casa Italia Gastronomia Prosciutto Matonella	All lots	All dates
CAS15020	Italfoods Boneless Prosciutto	All lots	All dates
LN015060	Longo’s Boneless Prosciutto (special reserve aged 12 months)	All lots	All dates
ITL15020	Italissima boneless Ham Prosciutto Grand Reserva boneless skinless	All lots	All dates
ITL15010	Italissima boneless Ham Prosciutto Grand Reserva boneless skinless (matonella square)	All lots	All dates
ITL15000	Italissima Prosciutto Boneless Grand Reserva	All lots	All dates
GOL15000	Golosini Prosciutto Boneless	All lots	All dates
VIT15080	Vitorio Prosciutto Boneless	All lots	All dates
CAS22620	Genoa Salami Shaved Bulk 500g	2309	10AU25 10JL06
CAS22624	Soppressata Piccante Shaved Bulk 500g	2329 2260	10JL06 10JL19 10AU25
CAS30205 6 79648 30205 2	Casa Italia Genoa Light Salami (Sliced) 150g	2295	10MA18
CAS30210 6 79648 30210 6	Casa Italia Genoa Salami (Sliced) 150g	2309	10AU23
CAS30220 6 79648 30220 5	Casa Italia Genoa Hot Salami (Sliced) 150g	2357	10AU23
CAS30240 6 79648 30240 3	Casa Italia Calabrese Hot Salami (Sliced) 150g	2364 2294	10SE05 10MA10
CAS30260 6 79648 30260 1	Casa Italia Pancetta Italian Style (Sliced) 150g	RP0044	10MA17
CAS31240	C.I. Soppressata Piccante Salami Sliced (Sliced) 200g	2385	10OC26
CAS31700	C.I. Pancetta Rolled Mild (Sliced) 1kg	RP0044 RP0046	10JL06 10JL19
CAS32210 6 79648 32210 4	Casa Italia Genoa Salami with Provolone Cheese (Sliced) 200g COMBO PACK	2275-1407 2273-1407	10MA10 10MA10
SOB10774 0 68820 10774 3	Compliments Milanese Salami (Sliced) 175g	2342 2265 2296	10SE20 10MA11 10JL12
EMM01934 0 64445 01934 8	Emma Provolone Cheese (Sliced) 125g	1433 268 1528	10MA18 10OC23 10OC18

Certain products would have been sold to consumers at deli counters.  However, the original brand and/or best before dates may not have been transferred at the deli counters to consumer packages. Persons who may have purchased these products and do not know original brand and code are advised to check with their retailer or supplier to determine if they have the affected product.

These products have been distributed nationally.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

The manufacturer, Zadi Foods Ltd., Brampton, ON is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:

Vincenzo DiBattisia, President, Zadi Foods Ltd. at 1-905-799-6666 x 5234;
CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/listeriae.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit our web site at: www.inspection.gc.ca.

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Media enquiries:

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

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